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India Forms Task Force To Revive Formula 1 By 2028
India wants to find out whether Formula 1 racing can return to the country.
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has created a task force to study the idea.
The group hopes to make a plan for holding a race as early as 2028.
It will examine taxes, roads and facilities, operating needs and other problems.
Officials from several government departments and two state governments will take part.
Racing organizations and representatives from two Indian circuits will also be consulted.
India last held a Formula 1 race in 2013 at Buddh International Circuit.
The earlier races stopped after bureaucratic and taxation problems, while the new group will also study tourism, investment and economic benefits.
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced a task force to examine Formula 1's return to India.
The committee, chaired by NITI Aayog's Yugal Kishore Joshi, will prepare a roadmap targeting a possible 2028 race.
It will study taxation, infrastructure, operational challenges and policy requirements for motorsports development.
Members include officials from sports, commerce, tourism, revenue and the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
India last hosted the Formula 1 Indian Grand Prix at Buddh International Circuit from 2011 to 2013.
- Who
- The task force, led by Yugal Kishore Joshi, is backed by Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and includes government, state, circuit and motorsports representatives.
- What
- The government is assessing the feasibility of reviving Formula 1 and developing India's broader motorsports ecosystem.
- Where
- The proposed return is being considered in India, potentially at Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida.
- When
- The task force is targeting a possible Formula 1 race in 2028; India last hosted the event in 2013.
- Why
- The committee will address taxation and other barriers while examining the economic, tourism, investment and international benefits of motorsport events.
Case For Revival
Challenges To Address
Economic and tourism impact
Case For Revival
The government will assess potential international, economic, tourism and investment benefits from hosting motorsport events.
Challenges To Address
The task force must first determine the infrastructure, operational and policy requirements needed for sustainable development.
Feasibility of a 2028 race
Case For Revival
Officials are preparing a coordinated roadmap with the stated aim of hosting Formula 1 in India by 2028.
Challenges To Address
A return is not confirmed because the committee still has to examine taxation and other barriers that previously contributed to the event's departure.
Key facts
- Task force chair
- Yugal Kishore Joshi, Programme Director at NITI Aayog
- Target return
- A possible Formula 1 race in 2028
- Committee size
- The first report describes it as a 10-member task force; the government announcement also lists additional representatives and allows members to be co-opted.
- Potential venue
- Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida
- Previous Indian Grand Prix
- Held at Buddh International Circuit from 2011 to 2013
- Past winner
- Sebastian Vettel won all three Indian Grand Prix editions for Red Bull Racing.
- Key challenges
- Taxation, bureaucracy, infrastructure, operational requirements and the need for a coordinated policy framework
Quotes
Mansukh Mandaviya
India's Sports Minister
“The Terms of reference if this committee are suggesting comprehensive ways for sustainable growth of motorsports in India, a holistic coordinated roadmap for revival of Formula One so that we can host a race in 2028.”
rediff.com
Sources
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